BROWNE v. ARTEX OIL CO.

No. 2018-0942.

144 N.E.3d 378 (2019)

158 Ohio St.3d 398

2019-Ohio-4809

BROWNE et al., Appellants, v. ARTEX OIL COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fields, Dehmlow & Vessels, L.L.C., and Ethan Vessels ; Marietta, and Knowlton Bennett & Conaway and Bryan Conaway , Cambridge, for appellants.

Theisen Brock, L.P.A., Daniel P. Corcoran , Marietta, and Kristopher O. Justice ; and Donald D. Brown Law Offices and Donald D. Brown , Cambridge, for appellees.

Chad A. Endsley , Leah F. Curtis , and Amy Milam , urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Guernsey County Farm Bureau.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, L.L.P., Timothy B. McGranor , and Gregory D. Russell , Columbus, urging affirmance for amici curiae Ohio Oil and Gas Association and Southeastern Ohio Oil and Gas Association.


{¶ 1} In this appeal, we consider which statute of limitations applies to a claim for declaratory judgment that an oil and gas lease has terminated by its terms and by operation of law due to lack of production. We hold that the applicable statute is R.C. 2305.04, which states that an action to recover title to or possession...

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